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Combine exploration of the less-visited Central Kalahari Game Reserve with time in the Okavango
Delta on this Eagle Safari to Botswana. We recommend travelling on this safari between March and the end
of May when the Central Kalahari becomes one of the prime game-viewing areas in Botswana. The desert becomes
lush and green from the summer rains, and the flat grasslands often teem with thousands of gemsbok and
springbok searching out the nutritious grasses. This is a sight comparable to that of the Serengeti Plains
in Tanzania.
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Martial Eagle Safari Summary:
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Flight to Botswana |
| Day 2, 3 & 4 |
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Central Kalahari, mobile camp |
| Day 5 |
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Maun, lodge |
| Day 6, 7 & 8 |
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Santantadibe, mobile camp |
| Day 9 |
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Flight to London |
| Day 10 |
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Arrive in London |
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DETAILED ITINERARY:
Day 1 – Flight to Botswana
Scheduled overnight flight from London, via Johannesburg, to Maun: the gateway to the Okavango Delta.
Day 2 – Central Kalahari Game Reserve
On arrival in Maun you transfer to a light aircraft for your flight to the Central Kalahari Game Reserve: the
largest Game Reserve in Botswana, covering an immense 52,800km². Here you will meet Grant Truthe, your safari
guide.
From the airstrip it’s about a 90-minute drive to reach your mobile safari camp, where a light lunch of warm,
freshly fire-baked camp bread, assorted cheeses, various salads, pickles/chutney and fruit will be served.
After a briefing on the daily activities, you can relax and take a siesta during the hottest part of the day
before setting off on your afternoon safari drive.
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Day 3 & 4 – Central Kalahari Game Reserve
The Central Kalahari Game Reserve is one of the remotest and most unspoilt parts of Africa, and you spend the
next few days exploring this stunning area on your Botswana Safari. Mornings usually begin with tea or coffee and
biscuits before you set off on your early-morning game drive. The vehicle carries supplies for a mid-morning
coffee break; then you return to camp for a full brunch before your siesta. Later, after a snack of fresh bread,
cheese board, fruit and cake, you’ll start your afternoon game drive.
Deception Valley has many interesting drives, one of which takes in some of the better-known pans in this vast
expanse. A kaleidoscope of animals can be seen grazing on the new sweet grass surrounding the water pans that
have swelled with the Kalahari storms. Great black clouds gather in the early months of February, March and
April and roll over the undulating valleys of ancient sand ridges. Red hartebeest, eland, oryx and spreading
herds of springbok wander freely in the timeless Kalahari.
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After watching the colourful sunset, sundowner in hand, you return to camp for hot showers and a candlelit
dinner, with a choice of good white and red wines. An after-dinner port will be served around the campfire where
you can listen to bush tales and the general history of Botswana.
Day 5 – Maun
Leaving your guide and camp staff to transfer the mobile camp to the Okavango Delta area, you board a light
aircraft for your flight to Maun. On arrival you are met and driven to Motsentsela Tree Lodge. This delightful
tented lodge is situated on a small private game farm on the outskirts of Maun. You could choose to spend the
afternoon by the pool, or explore some of the property’s marked nature trails. The reserve is home to game
species including springbok, kudu, zebra and giraffe.
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Day 6, 7 & 8 – Santantadibe, Okavango Delta
Grant will meet you at Motsentsela Tree lodge, and from Maun you will drive northward through rural Botswana,
passing villages and cattle posts, to the veterinary cordon fence that separates wildlife from cattle – this
drive lasts almost an hour. From the fence onwards, your game-viewing experience begins. The rest of your journey
to the Santantadibe Mobile Camp takes around two hours, depending on what catches your attention along the way.
This Santantadibe area is dotted with palm-covered islands and river systems which fill with water after good
rains. Herds of buffalo and giraffe can be found here along with lion, cheetah, leopard and, occasionally, wild
dog. Your camp is set up in the shade of tall jackalberry and sausage trees, overlooking open marshy plains and
a natural waterhole.
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You spend the rest of your stay exploring this area with Grant. He grew up here, so knows it like the back of his
hand, and is hugely informative about the resident wildlife. As this is a private reserve, you can off-road in
search of elusive game, take a guided walk, or do night drives to find nocturnal wildlife – as well, of course,
as normal daytime game drives. More relaxing options include excursions by mekoro (dug-out canoe) and fishing –
bring your catch proudly back to camp for dinner!
Day 9 – Flight to London
After a leisurely breakfast, you begin your game drive back towards the vet cordon fence and the end of the
wildlife reserve, reaching Maun in time to connect with your scheduled flight to the UK, the end of your safari
to Botswana.
Day 10 – Arrive in London
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Find out more about this safari on the general
Eagle Safaris
page.
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Departures:
Cost is per person sharing, departing and returning UK
There is no single supplement on this trip.
Children aged 2-11 years get discounts - contact us for details
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| 2 Pax | 3 Pax | 4 Pax | 5 Pax | 6 to 10 Pax | | 21/03/08 - 31/03/08 | £4042 | £3442 | £3142 | £2992 | £2842 | | 01/04/08 - 31/05/08 | £4155 | £3555 | £3255 | £3005 | £2905 | | 01/06/08 - 30/06/08 | £3805 | £3205 | £2905 | £2755 | £2605 | | 01/07/08 - 18/07/08 | £4177 | £3577 | £3277 | £3027 | £2927 | | 19/07/08 - 18/08/08 | £4392 | £3792 | £3492 | £3242 | £3142 | | 19/08/08 - 30/09/08 | £4280 | £3680 | £3380 | £3130 | £3029 | | 01/10/08 - 14/12/08 | £3930 | £3330 | £3030 | £2880 | £2729 | | 15/12/08 - 20/12/08 | £4277 | £3677 | £3377 | £3227 | £3076 |
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This itinerary can be downloaded from our Downloads Page
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